Garden implement.



I. S. WRD.

GARDEN INPLEMENT. PPLIUATIOE FILED HOV. 9, 19124 Patented Mar. 3, 19M

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- CHN SWAYZE WARD, F VVECMR, TEXAS.

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Application filed November 9, 1912.

T0 all fwiom. if, may rouw/'n A Be it known that l', .loi-1N S. WARD, a zen of the United States, residing at lWeimar, in the county ot" Colorado and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Garden implement, of which the following,- is a` speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in garden or field hand implements.

The ob'eet is to irovidc a device for farden or ,field use which combines, in one tool, a hoe or-weeder adapted to tnrn over the soil and to cut the roots of grass and weedsE1 in the manner of a scntile hoe, and also a 'alie which may be nsed in the ordinary manner by simply reversing,` the device.

Another object is to.provide means, in an implement of this character, for adjusting' the pitch or angle of the hoe blade, as well as the angle of the rake teeth. with relation to the handle7 in order to adapt the same for various purposes inthe use of the implenient and to loch the operative parts in their vadjusted position. 3*@

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter :tally described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, size, proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope oft the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing' from the spirit or sacriticing an)7 oit' the advantages ot' the invention.

In the drawing forming part oit' thisy specification and in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several {mures-Figure 'l is a perspective view of the combined hoe and rake with a portion voi: the manipulating 2l is a longitudinal sectional view ot' 'the same. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view showing` the locking lever.

ln the preferred embodiment oi the inl vention, as shown in the drawing, a socket member l is provided. eoniprisinlg` means for attaching an operating; handlef which may be ci an)Y desired length. rlhe handle is tapered to lit the socket 3 of the member l, and is smeared therein by bolts or rivets l thereby forming a ri `aid connection between '.iic two parts,

The socket member l; has forwardly eX- tending side arms and (5, spaced apart and adapted to receive between them a shank c itil Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented liter. t?, itil Serial No. 730,462".

member 7, provided intermediate its length with a perforation registering,r with similar perorations in the ends oiE Athe 'forwardlv extending side arms 5 and G tor thereeeptioii of ahorizontal pivotal bolt 8, which permits oiE the adjustment ot the shank member 7 and the parts carried thereby.

The shank member provided at its forward end with a downwardly extended foot portion tl having' outwardly projecting luLjs l() formed integral therewith and adapted to receive bolts il for the purpose of attaching.,1r a hoe blade 12 thereto. The hoe blade is of rectangular forni and ia provided along,r its iront and rear sides with cutting),` ed 13 and la and may be reversed to present either edge in front when desired,

rlhe rearwardly extendinfr slianlt T is provided, at its inner extremitji' and bevond the pivot bolt Ei, with. a series of teeth l5 :formed on an arcuate enlargement 1G, the curve of; said enlargement bedje; concentric with the pivot bolt 8, and it idag'ited to pass freely between the arms 5 and o when disengaged from the locking; means to be presenti?,T described. n

'ihe member l, as will seen by the drawing, is provided immediately in rea of the'handle socket 3, with a vertieallv di@- posed perforation il? for the reception oi a bolt 1S which forms a pivot 'for a inciting lever l.) mounted upon the top side of the socket member l, and provided on its lower end with a flared or widened tootli-emraging y portion :20 having its upper tace beveled to adapt the saine to readily enter between anv of the teeth lo of the saanlc member i", iii order to rigidly hold the same at anv desired adjustment. l

ln order to prevent the locking lever from moving laterally, duringthe manipulation of the in'iplexnent, the socket member l is provided at its upper end-with an npturned flange 22, preferably formed integral there with and having its .upper edge serrated, thus forming teeth 23 to be engaged bv a depending lng 24, which is provided on .tue lower side of the locking lever and at the end farthest removed from the hoe blade 12.

To render the locking' lever 19 easy to nialos Q wedges lug Q4 from the serrations 23 to change the angle of the hoe blade 1Q With relation to the longitudinal axis of the manipulating handle 2.

The flared or widened tooth engaging por tion 20 of the locking lever l) has its edge 26 formed on a curve eccentric to the pivotal bolt'l, so that, when the said lever is forced into its locking position and the lug 2l is seated in the proper serration 23 to insure such locked relation, the eccentric or camedge 26 vvill frictionally engage or Wedge between the teeth l5 and thus provide additional rigidity to the locked relation ci the several parts. This is clearly shown in Fig'.

3 of the drawing.

The invention as thus far described consists of an adjustable hoe only and the saine may be -used as such. Means have been provided, however, for attaching a rake member to the device, thus making a combination implement that Will render the same a most useful tool for garden purposes. To this end a rake bar 27 of any desired length is provided, having intermediate of its length, downwardly extending legs 28, the same terminating in outwardly projected feet 29 having` suitable perorations to receive the upper ends of the bolts ll in order to bind the same rigidly to the lugs l0 through the medium of the nuts 30'. rthe relie bar 2.7 is provided, on its upper side, with a series ot upstanding rake teeth 31 which have approximately the same .angle with relation to the manipulating handle 2 as the hoe blade l2 in the position shown in the drawing, but it will be readily seen that by releasing the locking means for the shank memberI 7, any desired angle of adjustment 'may be secured for either the hoe blade or the rake teeth. a simple combination implement has been provided that is easy to adjust and one that is strongly constructed and has few parts to Wear out, being made of steel or other metal with the exception of the handle.

That is claimed is l. A device of the class described, including a handle member, having longitudinally extending arms, a shank member pivotally It will further be seen that mounted bet-Ween arms, secured lto the outer or lower end said snsnii, member, an arcuate series of teeth formed' on the inner end ot the shank ine concentric. with the. pivot thereof, e locking lever pivotally mounted on 'the handle naar ber and adapted to swing laterally into and out of eugagementI between the teeth of the shank member, and means for holding the said locking lever in such engagenient.`

Q. A. device ot' the class described, including a socket member adapted te have sn operating handle fitted in its socket, :501% Wai-dhY extended arms provided on the meinbr", a hoe blade having its shank mear ber pivotally mounted between saidarnis, a toothed segment termed on the inner end of the shank member, a locking lever pivot ally mounted upon one of the feces of the socket. member and having a tooth-engaging end adapted to swing laterally into and out of engagement between the teeth ot seid segment, said socket member having outwardly projecting teeth arranged in the path of movement of the said lever, and a downwardly extending tooth provided on seid levez' to engage one of the teeth ci? the socket member. j

3. A device of the class descr'bed comprising a blade, a shank secured rigdly to said blade and having its free 'end formed with a toothed segment. e handle. member 'to vided With forwardly extendingarms, means for pivoting the shank to said arms, a locking lever pivoted on the handle memM ber and having one end widened and beveled to enter between the teeth oi' the shank, the edge of said widened and beveled end of said lever being disposed eccentric with the pivot thereof-so as to provide a Wedging engageinei between the tooth-engegingportion of said lever and the teeth of said segment..

In testimony, that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aixerl my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN SVVAYZE 'W Nitnessesz P. J. Siiovnn, R. L. lViLLrAMs. 

